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Research and Innovation

Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation

Widening Information Day

Call:WIDESPREAD-05-2017

Twinning

Telemachos TELEMACHOU

Brussels, 08/04/2016

Policy Research and Innovation

Twinning: Aim, Objectives & Partnership Aim of the action:

Strengthen a defined field of research in a university or research organisation from a

Widening country by linking it with at least two internationally-leading research

institutions in other Member States or Associated Countries.

Main objectives:

• Enhance the S&T capacity of the institutions-Focus on institution in Widening country

• Raise the research profile of the institution and of its research staff

The Partners: (Minimum Conditions)

• ONE institution located in a "Widening" MS/AC (COORDINATOR)

• A minimum of TWO additional partners from two different MS or AC other than the country of the coordinator.

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Twinning: Proposal Design & Impact Proposals:

• Scientific strategy for excellence and innovation in a defined area of research;

• Outline the scientific quality of the partners;

Activities supported:

• Short term staff exchanges; expert visits and short-term training; workshops; conference attendance.

Expected Impact:

• Research excellence, in particular, in the selected field of research;

• Improved capability to succeed in competitive research funding;

• Enhanced reputation, attractiveness and networking;

• The expected potential impact of the project illustrated by a number of indicators.

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Twinning: Costs & Call 2017 details Eligible Costs:

• Coordination and networking;

• Dissemination and outreach activities.

Infrastructure, equipment & research costs will NOT be funded. Twinning Call 2017: Budget: €20 million Call publication: 14 October 2015 Call opening: 11 May 2017 Call deadline: 15 November 2017 Project Size: up to €1 million (eligibility condition) Project Duration: up to 3 years (eligibility condition) Implementation: Coordination and Support Action

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Twinning: 2015 call statistics Proposals evaluated: country of coordinator

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PT PL CZ RO EE SK RS CY HR LV SI BG HU LT TR MD UA BA MT AL LU MK ME FO

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56 53

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28 27 26 26 23 22 21 21 20

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6 6 5 5 3 3 3 2 1

Total proposals submitted: 552 Total proposals evaluated: 546


Twinning: 2015 call statistics Successful Proposals: country of coordinator

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Funded: 66 projects Success rate: 12%


Twinning: 2015 call "advanced" partners Successful Proposals: "advanced" partners by country

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• Total number of "advanced" partners: 184

• Average number of partners: close to 4

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6 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1

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UK DE IT FR NL BE AT ES DK CH FI SE EL LU IE NO KR PL SI UA


Twinning: Lessons learned

Lessons learned for future calls:

• Clear definition of the scientific strategy towards excellence in the relevant research field;

• Better illustration of the scientific qualities of "advanced" partners and their added value to the project;

• Outline the expected impact of the twinning exercise on the institution in the Widening country (and even at the national/regional level) based on specific indicators.

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ERA Chairs - Objectives Objectives of the action:

• Bring high quality researchers and managers (the ERA Chair and his/her team) to universities and other research organisations with the potential for research excellence.

• Institutions should implement structural changes to achieve excellence on a sustainable basis.

Participants

• One single applicant (mono-beneficiary action) located in a Widening country.

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ERA Chairs: Proposal Design & Impact Proposals:

• Bottom-up approach but connected with the ERA Chair holder expertise to fully capitalise on his/her presence;

• Include measures to foster ERA priorities (open recruitment, peer review, gender balance, Charter & Code);

• Include a plan to increase Research Capacity - if infrastructures foreseen present a strategy for funding (including possible use of ESIF funding).

Expected Impact:

• Increased attractiveness of institution and region for excellent researchers;

• Research excellence in the fields covered by the ERA Chair;

• Improved capability of the institution to succeed in competitive research funding;

• Institutional changes to comply with ERA priorities.

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ERA Chairs: The ERA Chair holder

• The ERA Chair should be an outstanding researcher and research manager with a proven record of leadership;

• The ERA Chair appointment must follow an open and merit-based recruitment process - to be subjected to monitoring by the European Commission;

• ERA Chair holder should be appointed in a full time position but part-time arrangements are possible;

• The institution should ensure autonomy for the Chair and his/her team;

• ERA Chairs can be of any nationality.

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ERA Chairs: Costs & Call 2017 details Eligible Costs:

• Salaries of ERA Chairs and his/her team.

• Contribution towards measures aimed at facilitating structural changes at the institution: - ERA priorities;

- Costs including training, meetings, publication and patenting costs, equipment (minor part of budget and duly justified);

• The grant will not cover infrastructures and research costs! ERA Chairs Call 2017: Budget: €33.91 million Call publication: 14 October 2015 Call opening: 12 April 2017 Call deadline: 5 October 2017 Project Size: up to €2.5 million (eligibility condition) Project Duration: up to 5 years (eligibility condition) Implementation: Coordination and Support Action

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ERA Chairs: 2014 call statistics

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Total submitted: 88 Funded: 14 projects Success rate: 16%

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PT PL EE LV RO SI CY BG CZ RS HR HU SK LU MD MK

Proposals per Country


Institution Country

Proposals per Country in the

main list

PT 4

EE 4

CY 2

PL 2

HR 1

RO 1

Total 14

ERA Chairs 2014 call – Successful proposals


ERA Chairs: Lessons learned

Lessons learned for future calls:

• Clearly define objectives towards institutional changes

• Demonstrate the role and autonomy of the ERA Chair holder

• Work Packages should be consistent and contribute to an overall Action Plan

• Management structures need to be well defined and simple.

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en/opportunities/index.html

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